Boost Your Weight Loss Success Rate

There's nothing more annoying than sitting down with a frozen diet meal...and watching your husband scarf down a double cheeseburger. With an order of large fries. Right. In. Front. Of. You.

You best bet for making real weight loss strides is to get your husband on board. Even if he doesn't need to lose an ounce, his support can make the effort a whole lot easier. Plus, it'll help keep you from shoving a French fry up his nose.

Here's how to get a helping hand without having your partner feel like he's making a huge sacrifice.

To keep fattening foods out of the house without a mutiny, establish one night a week when you dine in while the rest of the family goes out for fast food.

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Stay out of the kitchen.

If snacking gets you into conflict with your weight loss plans, ask your husband to pick up the indoor duties while you tackle the outdoor chores—far from the refrigerator.

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Offer a reward.

Promise him a Sunday of football with no interruptions, or let him pick the next movie you rent to show your appreciation.

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Seduce him.

Remind your partner what's in it for him, says Barbara Jacobson Stuart, PhD, coauthor of Weight, Sex and Marriage: A Delicate Balance and a psychologist in private practice. You'll be less moody, have more energy to do fun things together, won't complain that you have nothing to wear—and you might be more interested in a little romance. (Shake things up with these 11 sex tips you'll actually try no awkward poses necessary.)

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Get the kids involved.

Announce that you'll put $50 into a family trip fund for every pound they help you lose, suggests Ellen Albertson, RD. For example, encourage the kids to help make car pool arrangements so that you can exercise instead of playing chauffeur. Or get your kids into exercise, too, with these fun tips.

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